A Note From Nurse Megan

Happy May Tumalo Families!

I cannot believe how quickly this year has flown by. Spring seems to be trying to peek through, and the end of the school year is just around the corner. 

One of my joys this year has been the creation of my “Tooth Wall.” When a student loses a tooth, they bring it to me and I put their picture on my bulletin board. What started as a silly, fun idea has turned into something very sweet and special, and students in all grades come up excited to proudly display their newly changed smiles. I will do my best to send these photos home with your students at the end of the year if they are one of the lucky ones to lose a tooth at school. 

Since this is the last newsletter of the school year, here are a couple of reminders

• If you have medications here at school, please remember to pick them up by the last day of school. District Policy requires me to discard leftover medications, I cannot keep them over until the next school year.

• With events such as the spring concert and field day coming up, please remember your student’s water bottle, as well as sunscreen and other forms of sun protection. 

Wishing you all a wonderful spring season, thank you for once again being part of our Tumalo Community.

Be Well, 

Nurse Megan

News from The Gym

Happy spring Tiger families!

 Our 2-5th graders just finished up their inline skating unit with a Disco Skate day in our gym!   We also had an amazing turnout for our first annual “Family Skate Night” at the Bend Pavilion. Thanks to all who were able to make it!  It’s already on their calendar for next year :)  

Coming up our 3-5th will be doing their cardiovascular endurance fitness testing with the Pacer Test.  We will see if they can improve their score from our fall testing.    We will also be practicing our track and field skills as the 5th graders prepare for their district track meet on June 7th.  We are very excited to go push our limits and cheer on our classmates against all the other Redmond SD 5th graders!

Our lunchtime “Tumalo Run Club” is getting up and running (get it?!) again as our weather is finally turning to spring.    If any parent is interested in helping out, we are looking for volunteers to help from 12:00-1:00 any day of the week :)     Currently, we are running on Wednesdays only as my schedule permits. 

Please help your child remember to wear their safe PE shoes to school! 

 Finally, our end of the year  FIELD DAY is coming soon!   

• Thursday, June 13th

• K-2nd:    Morning-more details to come

• 3-5th:     Afternoon- more details to come

• We need volunteers to help run this fun day!   Please let your child’s teacher know if you can help out!!!!

Keep movin’!

CJ Johnson 🙂

With just 7 weeks remaining of school, we still have time to develop strong reading habits that will keep our skills strong all summer long.  Extended daylight opens an opportunity to turn some pages outside in the hammock, on the lawn, by the river, or in a treehouse. Pick your favorite places to read and give yourself that time as often as possible.  Summer reading programs are offered through the public library, local booksellers, and online platforms.  As always, any student who returns to school in the fall with a summer reading log of titles or time will be rewarded with a library gift!

Tumalo library books will ALL be due on May 31st, Friday.  Our classroom libraries have loads of books and of course, the public system will happily lend books to finish out the school year.  Any library books still checked out after May 31st will be considered lost and we will request the replacement fee.  Better yet, find it late and get it back to us!

           Message Mrs. Hitchcock with any questions or concerns and we will work toward solutions together. 

We are conducting a full inventory of our library books.  This information will steer future purchases and identify strengths and opportunities in our collection.  By next fall our online catalog will reflect accurate listings of the books that your students may borrow.

Meanwhile, dig into your favorite stories, informational texts, and series!

From the Reading Corner Summer break is around the corner and keeping our kiddos reading is an important part of being ready for their next grade in the fall! Here is a link to great new books sorted by reading level all sorted and ready to go for you.  Visit your library or read online and enjoy your summer vacation with some good reads! Happy reading :) Link: https://www.readbrightly.com/summer-books-for-growing-readers/#0 Cynthia Larkin   Reading Specialist    Tumalo Community School

Please start shopping for fun items to help fill up your student's grade level "basket" (wheelbarrow).            

Daily Schedule

Redmond School District will continue our School Improvement Wednesdays. This is valuable professional development time which allows teachers to improve their skills and provide higher quality instruction to their children.

K-5th grades  8:45-3:25 pm

K-5th grades  8:45-2:25

• Buses begin dropping off at 8:45 a.m. in the back of the school. Staff will be there to greet students.

• Parent drop-off begins at 8:45 a.m. in front of the school. Please follow the directional signage for a safe drop-off.

• Kindergarten will be escorted to their pickup location at 3:20 pm (2:20 pm on Wednesdays)
• Parent pick-up begins at 3:25 p.m. (2:25 on Wednesdays). in front of the school. Please follow the directional signage for a safe pickup.
• Grades 2-5 will be dismissed at 3:25 p.m. and escorted to their pickup location. Wednesday pickup will be one hour earlier.

• Please do not drop off your students until 8:45.  There is no adult supervision before 8:45. Please wait until you see an adult before letting your students out of the car.
• Please share with your students their plan for after school, daily. If you need to make changes to the after-school plan, please call the office no later than 2:30.
•  Please be respectful of the staff parking lot as well.   We have some staff arriving/leaving during the drop-off and pickup times. Please do not block the parking lot.
• Lost and Found is overflowing, please stop by and check it while you are in the building. Also, please remember to write your students' names on all their personal items such as lunchboxes,  jackets, sweatshirts, hats...etc. It helps us get their item back to them once it's found. 
  
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